Microsoft researchers have studied some of the exploits discovered over the past several years and the vulnerabilities they targeted. Understanding which vulnerabilities get exploited, who exploits them, the timing of exploitation, and the root causes, all help security professionals more accurately assess risk. Development practices that help minimize vulnerabilities will be discussed.
Tim Rains is Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft’s Worldwide Cybersecurity & Data Protection group where he helps Microsoft’s enterprise customers with cybersecurity strategy and planning. Formerly, Tim was Director Cybersecurity & Cloud Strategy in Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, where he was responsible for managing marketing and corporate communications that span Microsoft’s products and cloud services as they relate to security, privacy and reliability.